RSAT Tools Installation Error 0x800f0954 – Windows 10 1809

In my previous post I showed the steps to install RSAT tools on Windows 10 1809. I covered two methods to install RSAT tools, a GUI based and another is using DISM. On one of my Windows 10 1809 VM, I encountered RSAT tools installation error 0x800f0954. This post covers the steps to fix error RSAT tools installation error 0x800f0954.

While installing RSAT feature on my Windows 10 1809, i saw error 0x800f0954. The feature wasn’t installed obviously but I wanted to know what could be behind this error.

Checking the dism.log, i found some errors. I couldn’t make out much from those lines except the error 0x800f0954. So if you are seeing the same error while installing RSAT tools on Windows 10, go to next section for the solution.

Solution for RSAT Tools Installation Error 0x800f0954

Since i didn’t knew much about this error, i searched the web for this error. In one of the technet threads, a user posted the fix for this error. The fix involved enabling a group policy setting on Windows 10 computer.

RSAT Tools Installation Error 0x800f0954

On your Windows 10 computer, right click Start and click Run.

Now type gpedit.msc and hit enter.

In the local group policy editor, navigate to Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System.

On the right pane look for policy named “Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair.